Intermediate
Have a few programs or modules under your belt? Stumped? Post it in this intermediate forum -- "Intermediate" on PerlGuru means that you have programmed with Perl for at least 6-12 months.

Advanced
Programmed heavily with Perl for long, long, time? Use or write modules where appropriate, use -w and strict in all of your programs, maintain tidy namespaces, and research before you ask questions? (Hint: Using CGI.pm for one or two functions is not advanced.)
Then this is the forum for you.

mod_perl
People with just a cursory knowledge of mod_perl will tell you that mod_perl is simply faster CGI. Although this is certainly a benefit of the interface, it is hardly its most interesting or powerful facet. mod_perl offers a Perl interface to the Apache API. Before mod_perl, the only way to extend or interface with Apache was to write C extension modules, which, while offering high performance, made creating full-scale Web applications difficult.

Perl Golf
The object of Perl Golf is to write the shortest code (fewest strokes) that performs a specific task. The person who starts a thread will define the task and "hole" guidelines. From there, anyone can post their attempt.
"Don't ignore the value of play. A round of Perl golf can deliver surprising amounts of Perl insight."

Perl Poetry
Poetry is just like it sounds. You write poetry using Perl code. It doesn't necessarily have to be a functional program, but it should be creative in its use of variable/sub naming and operator usage. Please see some of the posts for examples of Perl Poetry before you post.

I need a program that...
If you just want to find an prewritten program that does something in particular, and can't find it in the Perl Directory, post what you want to program to do here, and we'll try to help you locate it.